18.8
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.8
सदस्मीति श्रुतेर् जाता बाध्यतेऽन्यैतयैव धीः
sad asmīti śruter jātā bādhyate 'nyaitayaiva dhīḥ
The line
What is, I am thus, because of because of scripture, of scripture, a futile rejoinder, in bādhyata (बाध्यत), anyaitayaiva (अन्यैतयैव), dhīḥ (धीः).
नेपालीमा
म सत् हुँ भन्ने श्रुतिबाट जन्मेको यसै बुद्धिले अर्को बुद्धि खण्डन हुन्छ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि). That thou art. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sad (सद्) + asmi (अस्मि) + iti (इति) + śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) + jātā (जाता) + bādhyate (बाध्यते) + anyaitayaiva (अन्यैतयैव) + dhīḥ (धीः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sad (सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| asmi (अस्मि) | present, third person singular | I am |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
| jātā (जाता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a futile rejoinder |
| bādhyate (बाध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bādhyata (बाध्यत) |
| anyaitayaiva (अन्यैतयैव) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| dhīḥ (धीः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
sad (सद्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. asmi (अस्मि) is I am. It stands as present, third person singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as asmīti (अस्मीति). śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. The line writes it śruter (श्रुतेर्).
jātā (जाता) is a futile rejoinder. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. bādhyate (बाध्यते) is bādhyata (बाध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anyaitayaiva (अन्यैतयैव) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. dhīḥ (धीः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as asmīti (अस्मीति). The line writes it śruter (श्रुतेर्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sad (सद्) and asmi (अस्मि).